Here are a couple quilts I quilted for friends. Not fancy schmancy, but nice all over meandered quilting.
I had fun & that’s the most important part!
Next up, practicing! I have loaded up the machine with some scrap fabric & pieced batting to play with new designs, technique & whatever else strikes my fancy.
Today is a great day (well every day is a great day, but this one is special)!
Look what the mailman delivered for me.
It’s a sweet gift from my customer, Ann, who I made a quilt for last year. It’s an oil painting that matches one of the blocks in her quilt
I believe I need to dig out the scraps from that quilt & make this beautiful gift a matching something!
In awe of the love and generosity….
I tend to create in muted colors, but every once in a while, I like to shout some bold bright color out into the world. This is one of those quilts!
I loved the Bora Bora fabric as soon as it came in & was thinking strictly about making bags with it. But when I saw this stack & whack pattern, I new I had to use it.
I paired the Bora Bora with Moda Bella in Christmas Red & Kona Solid in Kelly Green.
The pattern is Four Patch Stacked Posies by H D Designs. It was so fast to cut and stitch {and fun to pick each block’s design}.
If you’ve never done a stack & whack before, this is a great one to start with. It’s just a four patch. You can make a four patch, right? Stack and Whack is just what you do: stack up (in this case) 4 exact copies of the fabric repeat-all face up, then WHACK it up (in this case into squares).
My repeat was 23”. I got 66 blocks from one set of 4 cuts of fabric. I got a nice big quilt with about 3 yards of my focus fabric.
Check out the pattern here: http://shop.fabricsnquilts.com/4-Patch-Stacked-Posies-Quilt-Pattern-HDD25.htm
and it’s big sister (a little more advanced pattern) here: http://shop.fabricsnquilts.com/Stacked-Posies-Supreme-PLUS-Persian-Posy-Supreme-Table-Runner-HDD34.htm
I’m linking up with Sarah & Richard. Go check out some other quilty eye candy in their linky’s
We received great feedback on our latest quilt top, Chevron Log Cabin, so we put together a free pattern for you!
The quilt finishes at 96” x 96” without a border, so a great fit for a queen or a king sized bed with just a tweak.
You can find this free Fabrics N Quilts pattern on our website’s Free Patterns page.
Thanks for checking it out!
We are excited to carry the upcoming Moda line designed by Pat Sloan. Though it won’t be here until September, you can already save some money on your favorite precuts, batik & prints!
HOW?
Check out the Preview section of the website!
Each item has a link to send me an email. When the fabric arrives, I will email you so you get first crack at it and include a discount code for 5% off.
http://www.shop.fabricsnquilts.com/Bobbins-and-Bits_c418.htm
The first of each month, May – August, the EQ blog will post a lesson to help US better understand how to draft our own blocks in EQ7.
AND it’s a sew-a-long! ake the blocks you create for show & tell by the last day of the month.
Check out the introduction here & then back to the doyoueq.com/blog the first of the month!
I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATS TO OUR WINNERS!
It’s almost summer. That can mean long trips & lots of quilt shop visiting. Well you need to know where they are, right??
I have 5 copies of the 2012 Fabric & Fiber Mania up for grabs this week.
The book is the perfect size to fit in the glove compartment of your car.
It includes listings for quilting, yarn, embroidery, needlepoint, weaving, spinning, cross stitch and knitting shops.
I will draw winners on May 3rd.
Yup, it’s last year’s copy, but still so handy…especially if it is FREE!
No qualifications, except to leave a comment to which I can reply. If you are a no reply blogger, you will need to leave your email address in your comment to win.
Due to weight and the fact that the book is US only stores, this giveaway is limited to US addresses.
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